Food???

[Silver Lace]

Hi,
I understand your situation better I think. The dog you have is three years old and I guess been with the other woman all this time and you have only had her a week. You said she seems depressed and I would rightly think so. You also said if the lady wanted her back you would give her back to her. So I guess you need to find out if she does miss her dog and would like her back first before you would take her over for a visit as it would greatly upset your new baby. Do you know if she took good care of her because if she did not you would not want her to go back into a situation where she was not cared for well. You also said your son in law said she has way too many dogs? Maybe that was why she gave her up and if so it may not be good for your new baby to go back with her. I hope things will work out well for you and your new baby.

[smelcerk]

I know the topic was supposed to be about food but I had no real feelings on that and was much more drawn to comment on the visit with the breeder. For some reason, I had the feeling from reading your post that somehow you were feeling some sort of radar or instinct about the situation. I always go with my heart and follow my instincts. They are pinging you for a reason. You might have picked up on something subtle, unspoken, body language, etc. that you cannot logically reason out but that doesn't mean there isn't a concern. Another thing I really liked about your post was you saying that if the breeder wanted her back you would give her back and that your dog was "depressed". That really tells me that you have put your dog's best interests before your own feelings which I love. I say give her some time to settle in with you for a few months and then if you feel comfortable and the breeder still wants a visit, do it then.

[ironmike86]

Originally Posted by mybellababy

Bella has Cesars 1/2 of the container in the morning and RC kibble the rest of the day. I know a lot of people on the forum use it because it the only thing they can get there babys to eat. I dont get that worried about meat by products its what they eat in the wild, they kill the animal and eat all the gut and insides , dogs will eat fruit and veg but I found that Bella just got a lot of gas from it.
Its just MO There are a lot of people who think its junk food. Read the label and do what you think

Cesar's with Beef Entrees

ingredients meat by products
liver
beef
chicken
chicken by products
minerals
vitamins
gums, colour
dry yam
natural flavors
sodium and water
and it smell good to LOL

I don't like to feed meat bi products because is more then the meat. Its the way its handled and stored. Not cold storage, could be spoiled, road kill ect. My Yorkie isn't wild. Kibble is bad enough imo I would rather feed Homemade or something better if it were kibble. But if you dog doesn't have a problem with it doesn't matter. JMO

[maxdog]

OK. I am not trying to start any arguments here but I am confused. I thought I have seen in multiple threads that "by product meal" is not the best choice of ingredients. I have seen many people recommend Royal Canin so I was looking at the ingredients today at Petsmart. The 3rd ingredient was chicken by product. We currently feed Max & Sasha Eukanuba Excel Adult Maintenance Lamb & Rice Formula because it advertises no chicken by products, no corn and no fillers. The ingredients are:


Lamb, Brewers Rice, Oat Flour, Ground Whole Grain Sorghum, Chicken Meal, Ground Whole Grain Barley, Fish Meal (source of fish oil), Chicken Fat (preserved with mixed Tocopherols, a source of Vitamin E), Dried Egg Product, Dried Beet Pulp, Chicken Flavor, Potassium Chloride, Salt, Sodium Hexametaphosphate, Fructooligosaccharides, Choline Chloride, Calcium Carbonate, Minerals (Ferrous Sulfate, Zinc Oxide, Manganese Sulfate, Copper Sulfate, Manganous Oxide, Potassium Iodide, Cobalt Carbonate), DL-Methionine, Flax Meal, Vitamins (Ascorbic Acid, Vitamin A Acetate, Calcium Pantothenate, Biotin, Thiamine Mononitrate (source of vitamin B1), Vitamin B12 Supplement, Niacin, Riboflavin Supplement (source of vitamin B2), Inositol, Pyridoxine Hydrochloride (source of vitamin B6), Vitamin D3 Supplement, Folic Acid), Brewers Dried Yeast, Vitamin E Supplement, L-Carnitine, Beta-Carotene, Rosemary Extract


I am not looking to change their food because they both like it, their poop is good (believe me they have no problem pooping!) and we don't have any problems. But I just want to make sure I am doing my homework and giving them the best food possible. I have also seen it mentioned that quality control not ingredients should be the main concern and that makes sense.


I am sure there is no one absolute "best" food as every dog is different so I know I cannot get a cut and dry answer but all friendly opinions are greatly appreciated!

[MissSunni]

I can only speak from personal experience. When I got my first little Shih Tzu it was right around the time that they started to make Little Ceasars and it looked so cute, so I started her on that with dry food. That poor little girl had so many allergic issues and constant ear infections. I had to change her food. i think it was more about the sugar content then the other ingredients. They add that so they will love it. I know I like anything with sugar in it, lol. None of my dogs since have ever even tasted it because I know they will love it. I know its a big concern to get little dogs to eat, but I do think there are other brands a bit better for the dog that she will eat. Just get the small cans and see how you do. I do cook for mine but not all the time. I add that to the dry food and mix it up so they have to eat both, lol. Or I will split a can of Natures Valley pretty much any protein source, because they seem to love them all.